Where does “त्रिवेदी” come from?
त्रिवेदी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit त्रिवेदिन्, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “त्रिवेदी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | त्रिवेदिन् | familiar with the three Vedas |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रि | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyas | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |